Join us on Saturday 15th August 2009 for an all-day family event including a relaxing picnic
and an evening of illuminating talks by web industry leaders Simon Collison and Remy Sharp.

The big day is taking place in Royal Leamington Spa,
Warwickshire. Split in to two main events, Geek in the Park
starts with The Picnic during the day, followed by The Discussion in the evening. The event starts on
Saturday at noon and everything should wrap up by
around 11pm.

Geek in the Park: The Picnic

12pm – 5.30pm

The day begins around noon in the beautiful
Jephson Gardens in Royal Leamington Spa.
So join us, sit back and soak up the sun and chat about everything web.
The geeks, their families, and friends will enjoy lunch, games, and indulge in general fun.
The event is conveniently situated near plenty of cafés, restaurants, play areas and toilets,
so all you have to care about is having fun in the sun.

Be sure to bring along food, drinks, footballs, frisbees™, cricket sets, blankets, sun cream, your kids and a
willingness to have a good time! However, we all know how unpredictable the English weather can be! In the event of rain,
The Picnic will be called off, but the evening event will go ahead. Everyone wish for sun!

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Geek in the Park: The Discussion

7pm – 11pm

At 7pm we’ll head indoors to The Conservatory, which
is situated directly opposite Jephson Gardens in the Royal Pump Rooms,
Royal Leamington Spa.
Here you will listen to some informative and entertaining talks by the following industry-leading British speakers…

Simon Collison

Despite not owning a computer until 2000, Colly took to the web like a duck to water,
and soon began building sites for illustrators, record labels, bands and everything else.
In 2006 he co-founded Erskine Design with a desire to do exceptional things.
As part of the talented Erskine team, he’s now working with established clients ranging from established
magazines to polar explorers. Colly’s written bestselling books about web
standards, and likes nothing more than presenting his ideas to geeks in pubs.

Nailing Your Own Projects

Its not easy to make the right decisions when you’re working on your own projects. You’ll
often need to produce engaging content, stunning design and rewarding experiences without
all the usual in-depth client research and process. This calls for smart thinking and bold
leaps of faith. In this design and content-focused talk, Simon will share his own experiences -
both successes and failures - with a specific focus on the agency/portfolio website
and it’s variants.